Aston Martin Signs Fernando Alonso for 2023, Beyond
The Fernando Alonso news comes after Sebastian Vettel announced he would retire at the end of the season.
Lance Stroll
F1 Review: Max Verstappen Gifted French Grand Prix, Mercedes Earn Double Podium
Max Verstappen earned his seventh win of the 2022 Formula 1 season, benefitting from Charles Leclerc recording a DNF after leading the race.
Slipstream Saturday: Charles Leclerc Continues Ferrari Resurgence, Takes Pole for Australian GP
After a two-year break, Formula 1 returned to Australia, and Charles Leclerc will start the grand prix from the pole when the lights go out. In what is shaping up as an early-season duel between Ferrari and Red Bull, or more specifically Charles Leclerc and reigning champion Max Verstappen, the two led the way through …
F1 Review: Max Verstappen Fights Back for the Win; DNFs Galore at 2022 Saudi Arabian GP
Max Verstappen overtook Charles Leclerc in the closing laps of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix to earn his first win of the season in a race spelled by two safety car periods.
Slipstream Saturday: Max Verstappen Sending a Message in Mexico
While NASCAR may be wrapping up its season this weekend, Formula 1 has traveled to Mexico City, Mexico. The Mexican Grand Prix comprises one of the season’s final five races, and Max Verstappen leads Lewis Hamilton by 12 points (287.5 – 275.5) in the driver’s standings after winning the American GP in declarative fashion on …
F1 Midweek: Tires & the Turkish Grand Prix; Underwhelming Aston Martin
With Formula 1 returning to action this weekend after a rest weekend, there are a number of topics to consider as the teams turn laps in Turkey. The main focus for the weekend will no doubt center on the driver’s championship and the close race between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen (246.5 points – 244.5). …
F1 Review: Sir Lewis Hamilton Extends His Excellence at the Russian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton started fourth, got squeezed heading into turn 1, fell back to seventh, and then started his climb through the Russian Grand Prix field. By lap 2, he had taken sixth but could not make the gains that would be anticipated from his Mercedes in the early stages of the race. Instead, he held …
F1 Slipstream Saturday: Aston Martin Stays the Course, Red Bull Make Excuses and Schumacher
With Formula 1 taking the weekend off before returning in Sochi, Russia, the news cycle has been somewhat quiet. That, of course, does not mean that are not a few things to check on as the sport heads off for the penultimate race at the Sochi Autodrom. Odds & Sods – Aston Martin announced that …
Lance Stroll, Sebastian Vettel Returning to Aston Martin
The driver lineup for Aston Martin will remain the same next year, the team announced Thursday (Sept. 16). Both Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel will continue to drive for the organization in Formula 1. “Next season I will be embarking on my sixth year in Formula One, alongside my team-mate Sebastian,” Stroll said in a …
F1 Review: Esteban Ocon Awesome in Hungary; Fernando Alonso Mimics Younger Self
Esteban Ocon benefitted from calamity at the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix and then a major gaffe by Mercedes to earn his first Formula 1 win on Sunday (Aug. 1). Ocon, however, was not gifted the victory and was forced to hold off Sebastian Vettel for almost the entirety of the race. Vettel appeared …